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Syrian writer and poet (1836–1874)

Also known as: Fransis Marrasch, al-Halabi, Francis al-Marrash, Francis bin Fathallah bin Nasrallah Marrash, Francis Marrash al-Halabi, Fransis bin Fathallah bin Nasrallah bin Butrus Marrasch

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Known works

Ghabat al-haqq (1865)
Mashhad al-ahwal
Mir'at al-Hasna'
al-Iqtiṣād lil-banīn wa-al-banāt